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Counties in North Dakota by establishment entry rate

Slope County had the highest establishment entry rate of 51 counties in 2021, at 33.333%. Emmons County had the lowest, at 2.899%. The median was 7.806% and the figure for North Dakota was 8.65%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest33.333Slope County
Lowest2.899Emmons County
Median7.80651 counties
North Dakota8.65History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 7.018 %Barnes County: 5.9 %Benson County: 7.735 %Billings County: 20 %Bottineau County: 10 %Bowman County: 9.894 %Burke County: 6.061 %Burleigh County: 8.288 %Cass County: 9.572 %Cavalier County: 6.426 %Dickey County: 4.482 %Divide County: 6.494 %Dunn County: 5.229 %Emmons County: 2.899 %Foster County: 7.087 %Golden Valley County: 8.264 %Grand Forks County: 7.806 %Grant County: 8.571 %Griggs County: 4.027 %Hettinger County: 10 %Kidder County: 7.246 %LaMoure County: 9.023 %Logan County: 6.667 %McHenry County: 16.393 %McIntosh County: 6.03 %McKenzie County: 11.58 %McLean County: 11.53 %Mercer County: 9.112 %Morton County: 10.057 %Mountrail County: 9.249 %Nelson County: 8.911 %Oliver County: 8.989 %Pembina County: 4.405 %Pierce County: 6.364 %Ramsey County: 7.5 %Ransom County: 9.366 %Renville County: 8.29 %Richland County: 6.333 %Rolette County: 9.742 %Sargent County: 6.667 %Sioux County: 11.538 %Slope County: 33.333 %Stark County: 8.854 %Steele County: 6.593 %Stutsman County: 6.045 %Towner County: 5.517 %Traill County: 9.69 %Walsh County: 6.886 %Ward County: 6.476 %Wells County: 4.698 %Williams County: 11.21 %
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%, 2021. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2021

Slope County: 33.333 %Slope County33.333Billings County: 20 %Billings County20McHenry County: 16.393 %McHenry County16.393McKenzie County: 11.58 %McKenzie County11.58Sioux County: 11.538 %Sioux County11.538McLean County: 11.53 %McLean County11.53Williams County: 11.21 %Williams County11.21Morton County: 10.057 %Morton County10.057Bottineau County: 10 %Bottineau County10Hettinger County: 10 %Hettinger County10Bowman County: 9.894 %Bowman County9.894Rolette County: 9.742 %Rolette County9.742Traill County: 9.69 %Traill County9.69Cass County: 9.572 %Cass County9.572Ransom County: 9.366 %Ransom County9.366Mountrail County: 9.249 %Mountrail County9.249Mercer County: 9.112 %Mercer County9.112LaMoure County: 9.023 %LaMoure County9.023Oliver County: 8.989 %Oliver County8.989Nelson County: 8.911 %Nelson County8.911Stark County: 8.854 %Stark County8.854Grant County: 8.571 %Grant County8.571Renville County: 8.29 %Renville County8.29Burleigh County: 8.288 %Burleigh County8.288Golden Valley County: 8.264 %Golden Valley County8.264Grand Forks County: 7.806 %Grand Forks County7.806Benson County: 7.735 %Benson County7.735Ramsey County: 7.5 %Ramsey County7.5Kidder County: 7.246 %Kidder County7.246Foster County: 7.087 %Foster County7.087Adams County: 7.018 %Adams County7.018Walsh County: 6.886 %Walsh County6.886Logan County: 6.667 %Logan County6.667Sargent County: 6.667 %Sargent County6.667Steele County: 6.593 %Steele County6.593Divide County: 6.494 %Divide County6.494Ward County: 6.476 %Ward County6.476Cavalier County: 6.426 %Cavalier County6.426Pierce County: 6.364 %Pierce County6.364Richland County: 6.333 %Richland County6.333Burke County: 6.061 %Burke County6.061Stutsman County: 6.045 %Stutsman County6.045McIntosh County: 6.03 %McIntosh County6.03Barnes County: 5.9 %Barnes County5.9Towner County: 5.517 %Towner County5.517Dunn County: 5.229 %Dunn County5.229Wells County: 4.698 %Wells County4.698Dickey County: 4.482 %Dickey County4.482Pembina County: 4.405 %Pembina County4.405Griggs County: 4.027 %Griggs County4.027Emmons County: 2.899 %Emmons County2.899Slope County: 33.333 %Slope County33.333Billings County: 20 %Billings County20McHenry County: 16.393 %McHenry County16.393McKenzie County: 11.58 %McKenzie County11.58Sioux County: 11.538 %Sioux County11.538McLean County: 11.53 %McLean County11.53Williams County: 11.21 %Williams County11.21Morton County: 10.057 %Morton County10.057Bottineau County: 10 %Bottineau County10Hettinger County: 10 %Hettinger County10Bowman County: 9.894 %Bowman County9.894Rolette County: 9.742 %Rolette County9.742Traill County: 9.69 %Traill County9.69Cass County: 9.572 %Cass County9.572Ransom County: 9.366 %Ransom County9.366Mountrail County: 9.249 %Mountrail County9.249Mercer County: 9.112 %Mercer County9.112LaMoure County: 9.023 %LaMoure County9.023Oliver County: 8.989 %Oliver County8.989Nelson County: 8.911 %Nelson County8.911Stark County: 8.854 %Stark County8.854Grant County: 8.571 %Grant County8.571Renville County: 8.29 %Renville County8.29Burleigh County: 8.288 %Burleigh County8.288Golden Valley County: 8.264 %Golden Valley County8.264Grand Forks County: 7.806 %Grand Forks County7.806Benson County: 7.735 %Benson County7.735Ramsey County: 7.5 %Ramsey County7.5Kidder County: 7.246 %Kidder County7.246Foster County: 7.087 %Foster County7.087Adams County: 7.018 %Adams County7.018Walsh County: 6.886 %Walsh County6.886Logan County: 6.667 %Logan County6.667Sargent County: 6.667 %Sargent County6.667Steele County: 6.593 %Steele County6.593Divide County: 6.494 %Divide County6.494Ward County: 6.476 %Ward County6.476Cavalier County: 6.426 %Cavalier County6.426Pierce County: 6.364 %Pierce County6.364Richland County: 6.333 %Richland County6.333Burke County: 6.061 %Burke County6.061Stutsman County: 6.045 %Stutsman County6.045McIntosh County: 6.03 %McIntosh County6.03Barnes County: 5.9 %Barnes County5.9Towner County: 5.517 %Towner County5.517Dunn County: 5.229 %Dunn County5.229Wells County: 4.698 %Wells County4.698Dickey County: 4.482 %Dickey County4.482Pembina County: 4.405 %Pembina County4.405Griggs County: 4.027 %Griggs County4.027Emmons County: 2.899 %Emmons County2.899
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Slope County33.333n/a
2Billings County20+8.64 pts
3McHenry County16.393+4.73 pts
4McKenzie County11.58-2.39 pts
5Sioux County11.538+11.54 pts
6McLean County11.53+3.38 pts
7Williams County11.21-0.91 pts
8Morton County10.057+1.77 pts
9Bottineau County10+2.64 pts
9Hettinger County10n/a
11Bowman County9.894+4.93 pts
12Rolette County9.742+2.27 pts
13Traill County9.69+4.27 pts
14Cass County9.572+1.03 pts
15Ransom County9.366+2.02 pts
16Mountrail County9.249-0.1 pts
17Mercer County9.112+2.25 pts
18LaMoure County9.023+4.58 pts
19Oliver County8.989-5.13 pts
20Nelson County8.911+2.18 pts
21Stark County8.854+1.47 pts
22Grant County8.571+2.6 pts
23Renville County8.29-2.02 pts
24Burleigh County8.288+0.31 pts
25Golden Valley County8.264+1.76 pts
26Grand Forks County7.806+1.25 pts
27Benson County7.735+3.48 pts
28Ramsey County7.5+1.83 pts
29Kidder County7.246+1.45 pts
30Foster County7.0870 pts
31Adams County7.018-0.8 pts
32Walsh County6.886+0.09 pts
33Logan County6.667-1.46 pts
33Sargent County6.667+0.95 pts
35Steele County6.593-2.01 pts
36Divide County6.494-0.91 pts
37Ward County6.476-1.83 pts
38Cavalier County6.426+1.79 pts
39Pierce County6.364+2.07 pts
40Richland County6.333+0.62 pts
41Burke County6.061-6.44 pts
42Stutsman County6.045+0.1 pts
43McIntosh County6.03+1.15 pts
44Barnes County5.9-0.75 pts
45Towner County5.517+1.41 pts
46Dunn County5.229-9.8 pts
47Wells County4.698-0.55 pts
48Dickey County4.482-3.23 pts
49Pembina County4.405-1.26 pts
50Griggs County4.027-2.34 pts
51Emmons County2.899-6.58 pts

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About this ranking

Establishments that opened during the year (employees in March of the year and none a year earlier), as a percentage of the average number of establishments in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.

An establishment is a single physical location, so a new branch of an existing firm counts as an entry: this is not the rate of new firms. Not comparable with enterprise_birth_rate, which counts new enterprises in Europe. The year is the twelve months to March: 2023 compares March 2022 with March 2023.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. 2 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2021 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in North Dakota by establishment entry rate, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

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Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in North Dakota by establishment entry rate, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-entry-rate/north-dakota-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in North Dakota by establishment entry rate, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-entry-rate/north-dakota-counties?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in North Dakota by establishment entry rate, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-entry-rate/north-dakota-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Slope County, with 33.333% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Emmons County, with 2.899% in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12. 2 counties have no value for 2021 and are not ranked.

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